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Max Timchenko <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 21 Oct 1999 22:47:43 +0200
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Hello David,

Tuesday, October 19, 1999, 12:48:42 PM, you wrote:

DG> Members

DG> I have a problem changing the resolution on my monitor from 640X480 to 1024X768. The monitor supports the latter as its maximum resolution. if I select it either on the fly or change it and
DG> reboot I get flickering horizontal bands of colour and have to reset it to 640X480.

DG> I have the following:

DG> SBM 14" svga monitor (not DPMS or PnP)
DG> Tseng ET-6000 PCI VGA 2.3 meg colour card.
DG> The OS is WIN95 B (OEM)

DG> I do not have enough technical experience to know for certain but I suspect that the graphics card does not have enough ram to enable it to switch to the higher resolution. Is this correct? If
DG> not, how much ram does it take to support this mode?

16 colors = 394K
256 colors = 787K
16bit color = 1573K
24bit color = 2360K
32bit color = 3146K

The refresh rate that the card gives out is probably too high for the
monitor. Try different settings.

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